Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.52/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$125.52

102 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$7.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	126.22	746	92
Medium and Large 2-3	514	119.11	612	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.11/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

125.52

—

KY average27 barns · 4,474 hd

123.67

+1.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,626	69.05	1,122	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	54.23	863	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	50.45	673	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	39.81	427	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	801	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	49.09/cwt	46.50–52.00	645	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	63.37/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,033	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	35.74/cwt	34.00–38.00	399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	71.30/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,076.29/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	42.53/cwt	41.00–43.50	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	666	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	698	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	65.04/cwt	62.50–70.00	1,050	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	48.41/cwt	45.50–50.50	793	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	53.57/cwt	52.50–55.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	917.10/cwt	825.00–975.00	10,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	129.76/cwt	129.00–130.00	574	4

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Mon Feb 8, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 394Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 17Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	125.00	125.00
5	—	493	143.00	143.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
5	—	637	125.00–127.00	125.78
2	—	420	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	151.00	151.00
3	—	393	159.00	159.00
3	—	337	167.00	167.00
9	—	633	114.00	114.00
6	—	675	110.00	110.00
9	—	578	122.00	122.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
10	—	533	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	115.00	115.00
9	—	563	119.00	119.00
2	—	685	112.00	112.00
6	—	429	137.00	137.00
23	—	501	133.00	133.00
3	—	748	103.00	103.00
3	—	313	140.00	140.00
5	—	378	140.00	140.00
13	—	770	115.00	115.00
2	—	938	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	119.00	119.00
4	—	588	107.00–110.00	108.52
4	—	442	129.00–130.00	129.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	662	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,314	46.50–52.00	49.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	34.00–38.00	35.74
3	—	1,045	41.00–43.50	42.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	62.50–70.00	65.04
5	—	1,638	45.50–50.50	48.41
5	—	1,531	52.50–55.00	53.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	62.00–65.00	63.37
1	—	1,610	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,625	70.00–73.00	71.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	950.00–1,200.00	1,076.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,102	825.00–975.00	917.10

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle